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thought he had shown them enough to make it clear that 
there was still a margin of progress. It was the idea in this 
community that people would take an interest only in the 
illustrations which might there be made of some of the interesting 
portions of the work which they were called upon to perform. 
He knew that as was remarked by the Vice-President, there was 
a certain amount of laziness attributable mostly to the climate, 
and which was very natural in its way, but at the same time 
there was in most communities a lack of progressive zeal. 
There must be a desire to serve under a standard upon which 
the word “ excelsior ” was marked. He thought that this should be 
the aim of the poor — he was not talking of the rich — they were 
none of them rich in the Colonies, they all worked hard, and they 
were all on the same footing, and the poor man looked to those 
who led for guidance, and it was the great and noble object of 
that Institute to show them the way. 
It did not mean that they wished to enforce knowledge or 
to press people to come to it to do them the honour of coming 
simply to hear those that were selected for the purpose of giving 
information. M hat they wanted, as those lines indicated, was 
that kindness which appealed to their hearts, to work with them 
for the unity of this country, to work with them to the end of 
progress, and to work with them for that great word which was 
the Christian standard, the word “ excelsior ” (applause). 
Mr ."riT ?' 1 " 8 concluded his Address, Dr. Knox ant 
Pont rr n l !J: hl n d , V T S V f the human fram e obtained by tlr 
who h d wall 2“^ d ! SCk, m d a C0U1 1 y“S oa chest of a ma. 
mummy and 2fiT d l • ‘'T® were simil ar photographs of ■ 
“t off came a vi Tl ® skeletons within. As a pleasinj 
St Paul’s c!ii , V1 T ° f , ? ho S ran( t assemblage in front o 
brasses “ “rf ^ tx 
Lovell’s collection in Mauritius. 3 ' Potter from one of Dl 
kindly entertained theui 'the °Gove to . those who h 
some life into figures whioli wra,. * einor > he said, had infus 
them of Mr. Gladstone’s budgets. ? Their ^th" I?’’ 7* 
to Dr. Knox and Mr Potter / * thanks also were d 
latest scientific inventions The h eir exhibition of one of t 
ventions. The proceedings terminated at 9.: 
